Mike Davies (tennis)

Mike Davies
Full nameMichael Grenfell Davies
Country (sports) Great Britain
ResidenceSarasota, Florida
Born(1936-01-09)9 January 1936
Swansea, Wales
Died2 November 2015(2015-11-02) (aged 79)
Sarasota, Florida
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1960 (amateur tour from 1953)
Retired1969
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF2012 (member page)
Singles
Career record302-199 (60.2%) [1]
Career titles34 [1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1954, 1957)
French Open3R (1956, 1957)
Wimbledon4R (1954)
US Open2R (1957, 1958)
Professional majors
US ProQF (1966, 1967)
Wembley ProSF (1966)
French ProQF (1962, 1966, 1967)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1957)
WimbledonF (1960)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon3R (1954)

Michael Grenfell "Mike" Davies (9 January 1936 – 2 November 2015) was a Welsh professional tennis player, entrepreneur and administrator. He had a 60-year career in the tennis business, first as an amateur and professional tennis player, including a period as the number one ranked player in Great Britain and a member of the British Davis Cup team, then as an entrepreneur and one of the pioneers of the professional game.

  1. ^ a b Nieuwland, Alex (2009–2017). "Player – Michael Grenfell (Mike) Davies". www.tennisarchives.com. Harlingen, Netherlands: Tennis Archives. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

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